tactics RPG

English

Noun

tactics RPG (plural tactics RPGs)

1. (video games) Synonym of tactical role-playing game.
   • 2004, Anthony Enticknap, “PoPoLoCrois”, in GoPlay‎^[1], number 3, page 74:

     For example, Tales Of Eternia is action-based and has a single-plane 2D battle system, while PoPoLoCrois is more of a tactics RPG, requiring you to move your team around a grid during battle.

   • 2005, Nick Powell, “Makai Kingdom: Chronicle of the Sacred Tome”, in Play, number 135, UK, page 74:

     Perhaps Nippon Ichi's most enjoyable tactics RPG to date. Great fun.

   • 2008 June, Heather Campbell, “Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift”, in Play Magazine, page 68:

     Alas, the story is secondary to the system, and in a tactics RPG, the system is everything.

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